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I feel so terrible for the kids now. In London, even people in their forties can't afford to buy a house or have kids.

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M.I.A.
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 18
Activist
Actor
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Fashion Designer
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Music Video Director
Musician
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Rapper
Record Producer
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Ventura County
California
Mathangi Arulpragasam
Maya Arulpragasam
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